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MAJOR CURVE [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
  • Musculoskeletal System
DEF

The main spinal curve, the one of greatest degree, in which significant structural changes take place.

OBS

It is better not to call the major curve primary since this implies a temporal relationship, and in most scoliosis patients it is difficult to determine which curve appeared first.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
  • Appareil locomoteur (Médecine)
DEF

[...] courbure structurale la plus importante.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Síntomas (Medicina)
  • Sistema musculoesquelético (Medicina)
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